Kryalex

A Kryalex is a creature spawned in the darkest pits of the Eternal Suffering. Their name translates to "the destroyer". They are monstrous beasts with an appetite like no other. Matched by few and far between, they were created to not only plague the lands with chaos, but to also cleave humanity from existence bit by painful bit.

Kryalex are immortal. They are Darkness, and from the Darkness they will return again. Death is not a permanency to these creatures. They may be beheaded, burned, drowned, poisoned or anything of the like. Some things may "kill" a Kryalex faster than another. However, a Kryalex can crawl back from the pits of Hell at it's "death" and return to the Living World. The only way to kill a Kryalex is to separate the soul of the Human from the soul of the Beast. This will put an end to the creature forever.

A Kyralex shares a mind with a Human soul. When the Original were created, their bodies were fortified and changed to be able to with hold such entities of Darkness. The two souls fused, drawing life force from one another. One without the other can no longer survive, and in this they will never return from such a death.

The Human and the Beast can communicate with one another. Experiences of this vary from one to the next. Some may choose not to do so, while others regularly share and communicate.

The humans can potentially be no different than any other, personalities can vary given their level of control over the Beast. Some may be as friendly and kind as can be, while others can be particularly violent. Their differences in personality have no limitations, they are their own person.

The Original Kryalex operate together, and separate. Each Kryalex is bonded to one another, they are a Fleet. An army of their own, they may choose to travel alone or together. Each is capable of defending their own, so they have typically choosen to travel in isolation. However; Kryalex are connected. They share the ability to communicate through Telepathy, and may choose to "disable" this ability at will. They will never shut out their Creator, however.

The Kryalex are an extremely secretive species. Often leaving behind no witnesses if someone were to discover their true forms. They often go out of their way to keep up a "normal" appearance to the general population.

At first, there were only Nine of these creatures. Created by the most hateful and vile of beings, his intention had been to eliminate the human race with their power. As a united force, they are unstoppable. Individually, they can be matched when faced with equal strength or against numbers.

The Originals are forever loyal to their Creator, they have no choice in the matter. His word is law, and they will obey in the end. The Original were created when Corrupted humans made a deal with a Fallen. They were each transformed, and now harbor the true nature of the Darkness within their own body.

However, around the Medieval times, it was discovered that these creatures could breed and spawn others of it's kind. The offspring of these beasts serve no loyalty to the Creator, nor must they abide by his command. Offspring have their own free will, and may do so as they please.

These offspring are not nearly as powerful as the originals. They are far more susceptible to various weaknesses than the original Kryalex are, and may be further limited through these weaknesses. These differences in strength and weaknesses vary heavily dependent on the partner the Kryalex has bred with.

A Kryalex's genetics are generally recessive over the partner's. If a dragon, for example, were to mate with a Kryalex and spawn an offspring - the Kralex would be 0% dominant over the dragon. However, the dragon's form can take similarities and likeliness of the Kryalex. It may appear to be a dragon in some sense of the word, however the essense of the Kryalex will sleep in the subconscious of it's partner and awaken only when the host soul comes into a life or death situation. It will speak, but never be seen. It will lend it's strength. It will return to sleep once it's host is safe, and remain dormant.

If the partner's genetics were to be recessive over a Kryalex's, then the partner's genetics would be 0% dominant. There can never be a mixing of the two genetics.

An offspring of a Kryalex will always appear to be human at birth. The beast lies dormant throughout childhood, unless some form of extreme stress (a life threatening situation is the most common occurrence). After reaching puberty, the beast begins to awaken. This awakening can take anywhere form a few months, to a few years. This is to allow the Human side of the creature to adapt so that it may have control of the beast.

In rare cases, if the partner is not human, that the offspring will also obtain some of the partner's physical trains when in human form. This does not effect anything besides their physical appearance. This is also rare, as Kryalex's main purpose is to be hidden within the Human race so that it may spread and consume in silence.

The Original Kryalex have a near unbreakable control over their Beasts. An offspring's control is determined by a number of different factors which include - age, maturity, temper, hunger, overall personality, ect. Just because an offspring is still young does not mean they have little control. Potentially, any age Kryalex could possibly have a control as the originals do. However, even the Originals can loose control from time to time.

All Kryalex can shift at-will with. The transformation is incredibly painful, as the Beasts are much larger than their human counterparts. When in Beast form, the human's mind is still conscious and aware. They are capable of controlling the Beast's body as if it were their own.

If a Kryalex happens to loose control over their Beast - the Beast will remain in control until either it A) satisfies it's need and willingly returns control to the human. Or B) If it is killed.

The Beasts tend to have a lingering hatred towards all other species. Each Kryalex has a "mark", unique to him or her. This mark, if placed upon another individual (other than another Kryalex), is something akin to a protection rune. It will prevent the beast from harming this person if the Kryalex happens to loose control. These Marks will also prevent the Creator from commanding the Kryalex to destroy them, as well as prevent other Kryalex from killing the person baring a Mark. However, due to their secrecy, these Runes are not placed upon just anyone. Like all good things, they must be earned.

When another being is given one of these marks, they are then bonded to that specific Kryalex. This offers a number of different advantages to the bonded partner. The bonded partner is able to communicate with their bonded Kryalex, and visa versa. Though, neither will be able to openly read the other's thoughts, the pair may project certain thoughts to one another at-will. Additionally, the bonded partner may adapt a "sixth sense" in regards to their Kryalex partner. Giving them the ability to sense when they are in extreme pain, when experiencing high levels of stress, ect. They may also sense when their partner has been killed, and when (or if) they return to the Living World.

In some cases, during the bonding ritual, the partner may receive an ability that they didn't once have. This depends heavily on the given person's sensitivity to dark magics. Abilities may vary (often dependent upon choice of the player).

Kryalex typically choose their partners based on the effect these people have upon their beasts. More often than not, the beast will favor certain people over any other. The people have the ability to help the Kryalex control their tempers, and often act as a source to further help control the beast.

Bonds can be through either a mutual relationship, or a romantic relationship. A Kryalex may openly share anything and everything with their partner without consequence. Normally, a Kryalex is sworn to absolute secrecy, and will not reveal what they are to the normal population. Other Kryalex may see fit to kill any person whom discovers their existence, if they are not bonded to another Kryalex.

Partners bonded to a Kryalex are viewed upon as sacred, as there are not many in the world which are capable of effecting a Kryalex to the level a partner may. A Kryalex may be extremely protective over their bonded partners, and in some cases a Kryalex may even be possessive as well.

Kryalex often welcome partners of other Kryalex into their lives, but may or may not always open up to personal events and secrets to these partners.